Attackers in football matches? (8)
I believe the answer is:
strikers
'attackers' is the definition.
(I know this)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for strikers that I've seen before include "Forwards" , "More than one 5 across [FOOTPAD], according to the bard" , "on the picket lines?" .)